Friday 31 January 2003 20.31 skrev Norbert Hahn: > Hi, > > I'm installing a new print server using SuSE Linux 8.1 and > LPRng that came with that distribution. Adding LPRng to the > system was no problem, configuring a couple of printers went > quite well. However, I cannot print from a remote computer > to that server: > > $ lpq -P ps@lpdx > Printer 'ps@lpdx' - cannot open connection - Connection refused > Make sure the remote host supports the LPD protocol > and accepts connections from this host and from non-privileged (>1023) > ports > > When I add a line to /etc/inetd.conf such as > > printer stream tcp nowait daemon /bin/date > > then > > $ lpq -P ps@lpdx > > will return > > Fri Jan 31 20:12:42 CET 2003 > > I tried to understand the LPRng-Howto but could not find how lpd > connects to the printer port or what else is wrong in my configuration. > Btw, LPRng version is 3.8.12 if that matters. > > Norbert >
Check your lpd.conf file for the following: # Purpose: lpd server listen port port, "off" does not open port default lpd_listen_port=on I think it is default off for security reasons... /Ulf -- Ulf Nor�n IT-avd, Mitth�gskolan 0660-57899,070-5142781 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOU MUST BE A LIST MEMBER IN ORDER TO POST TO THE LPRNG MAILING LIST The address you post from MUST be your subscription address If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. For the impatient, to subscribe to a list with name LIST, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with: | example: subscribe LIST <mailaddr> | subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr> | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
